Synopsis

The chapter opens with conflict as members of the Flowering Knight Order act aggressively, highlighting rising tensions against the Alliance. This leads to a secret meeting where individuals express grievances about the Alliance's greed and treatment of non-elites. A character uses an emotion spell to manipulate the crowd, confirming suspicions of internal dissent. A clandestine plan, dubbed "Noah's Ark," is devised to identify and eliminate potential traitors within the Alliance by leaking modified information and observing how it spreads, with individuals ranked based on influence.